Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 20, 1952, p. 9

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thtmaoay november ao less the acton free press acton ontario paok ma juujutoh piano sales service of hamilton new and used pianos piano yunad kapalrad and rebuilt for service and estimates phone 138 acton harold mike coxe plumbing heating warm air furnaces pant guntay3 beach radiant baseboard hot water heating i a c timo payment plan phone 370r acton acton taxi and snack bar 10 mill st w phone 260r 24 hour taxi service our cars are radio dispatched out of town tripi a spadatty phone 260ft for prompt courtaout tarvlca one of 225 farm ponds dotting halton county is located on the j c boll and son farm at r r 1 burlington the gulloy was bulldozed out and tho dam constructed for a cost of about 200 a trough will bo provided from the pond to supply the cattle on tho back of tho bell farm a by pass is provided so the temporary streams that feed the pond will not clamaqe the dam in spring flood time l on the farm front 225 farm ponds dot rural halton providing water supply reservoir and fire protection salada rubber and plastic blentbd in new lowcost flooring i snlyawc unit vfyi or and you can install it yourself a ro m tin g new amtico piastex combinoa nil the lulvanlarfai of rubber and nlnatic ileaalt true lonf- wrnnr benuty for your floors nt a bud not price llaiy to clwin and p1astux i no iobv iruitall you can do it vnumlf or if you wuh oak un nbout expert installation ut mndprato coatl clement floor end roof service main st milton phftnc 6w for safer winter driving equip with he suburbanite snowice tire bygoodyear for faster better eontrollod pick up and wifer stops on loom or packed snow- even on rimv ice conu to us for the revolutionary bnowice tire the suburbanite by goodyear tool of fha faofura of fni omazing lira vi- best snowice tire bar none for city ano suburban driv ing ft ibs6 gripping biting edges ft amazingly quiet running yj- best traction forward and reverse vv tread grooves cut sideslip to a minimum bg tradein atlovvance your worn dotting llnlton particularly in the south uf the county arc lift giving farm ponds their con struction inspired in part by nn intelligent oullook f agriculture and in part by a farseeing county council that predicted the future advantages derived from farm ponds constructed now through a subsidy policy noted for progressive measures in agriculture health and other fields the county and the ontario depnrlment of agriculture saw h at the beginning of this year to establish n fund sufticicnl to sub sidize 20 farm ponds on n 5050 basis to the maximum grant of 100 each on approved ponds the in augural yenr is near completion and more than sufficient applicat ions were received to use the ap propriation conservation in halton is being erv effectively carried on farm ponds are one of the small branch es falling under the general head ing of cemservation which also in cludes the wellknown heaver dam in nassnuawcv a agricultural representative 1 k whitelock recentl announced that f2 farm pond applications had been leceived to date this viir about 225 farm ponds w ill be in use in halton counts bv the end of his ear some on thi basis of tlu countv approvid subsidy one of the ponds is on the farm of william h st inton at rr 1 milton built under the subsidy plin the pond parallels a creek intake and overflow are controlled b a valve in the stream and pond a bnik sepirau s both et the water level in eilh is the same oi as governed b the alve water from this pond passes through a gravel filter and pro vides the waer svstem for 10 head lfcaltle at leis in the b as well as for evirv thing m the house john proper w ho operates the farm reports the w ater us clean and has lots of pressure th pump and w ell just outside the kitchen door is only ua d in the summer time when a good cold drink is wantt d ag hep whitelock stresses the importance of farm ponds now under the subsidy plan being com pleted by the end of the year for pnyment under this y tars gran the pond must first be built on a site approved by agricultural engineers from the o aic then fenced vouchers submitted ami payment made by the end of the year on the farm of j c bell nnd son rr 1 burlington water was scarce and two farm ponds have alleviated the situation both being built before the inauguration of the county fann pond policy on the front of the farm about 00 acres drain to a ditch that lea is water along a lane to the pond when water in the pond reaches a certain level the excess from the ditch diverts around tin pond and continues its streamlike course the past summer provide d a real lest on the reservoir and it drop ped m level about three feet over the 7 by 1215 foot area tile bilk of the farm is equally short of water and the farm pond shown in the photo above was con stituted foi sin ill cattle the pond itself will be fenced but n intake pipe is planned to feed a trough for the little the waer in the pond is at a low level since the pictuu was taken in the summer to avoid hooding encountered in the spring a bvpavs is planned is a piotihtmn to the dam fed b temporary stream the dam cost about s00 most fni m ponds in the country aie not attractive looking or beautiful they h tve km des- iliu i foi the purpose of conserving and storing water for use in the criti dry month to f ei d cattle to provide for lire protection with the increase in fire areas a satisfactory water source becomes more and more essential in the fight against firm fire wells- are often quickly pumped dry by thr giant pumps of fire engines leavinj a brigade h lplcss against the con suming blae most trucks enrrv a certain amount of water but the firm pond provides added proteit- icm and possibly just the amount necessary to save vnluable build ings a bulletin issue d by the ontario department of agriculture x- plains the various types of ponds including the dugout pond the springfed pontl the bypass pond the run off pontl the permanent steam pond and uie temporary pond ponds are not all the unattract ive dug out hole in the ground many have lit ri lantlsraped some stocked with fish and some used for boating and swimming all de pending on the sue and type of construction it is reported that r0 pi r cent of ontario s stnams run dry in th minimi r wootllots nnd farm ponds an two of the most benellual con servation projects farmers and rural landowners may adopt the v are an asset not only to the par ticular property on whuh they an lot ill d but to the whole district hugh l beatv found th it s inv mimiil in his well wati r w is in jurious to tatje and dug a faun pond close to his barn which also provide s exec ut nt ire protection it ivnt-r- brothers dug an tight foot hep 100 bv 00 foot pond in one dav for approximately 170 a spring in the pond and the run off provide this reservoir which in turn supplies the water for the b irn recently agricultural minister thomas l ke nnedy announce d i provincewide plan of intensive soil revitaii7ation and water conservat ion which is to dot farms with ponds holding up to half a mi gallons of watt r ontarios land the minister sas is being cropped to death most effective slutin to erosion is in each farm hiving its o n w ater re servoir farm women have place in public life forums discuss contribution foi 6 bur c4l tns for ure winter itaru 1st us install a goodymr factoryfrath battery thompson motors ois phone 69 november 10th found the farm forum groups listening to the broadcast on the topic firm wo men in public life and followed with a veiv uih discussion we find in fa i m forum h ilf the mem bers an weimeii and a glial many mf the m hive taken thur turn not only us military but havi acted a churmin uui im u adi i of di- e iission groups the fiist qui stum whit ire vour vnws on tin stinnnnt wutiu n lii vjn i i il letntiihiitum to bring to pul u lffus u- poils igitetl s women hive i sptuil eontilmtion tlu v hive t pi it m tin c hutch ori nn itutns h ilth md child wilf iu citi7 n ship thi v hive wan the it frinchse and nisiit on i right to use it w ith yy isdotn ami m e lligetu e thi hav e often brought in itters of grave concern tei the tttonlion of the men whuh otherwise would have been neglected as s s nil 7 n issag iw ev i forum reports women s interest in the familv cultured preijccts health measures hospttau etc constituted their special contribut ion to public affairs north trafalgar forum thinks that anv women vyho has the abil ity to got up on the platform and express her v lew s tias a right to take her place in public life the second question what are our view s on the statement a woman who is active in community work can do a better homemaking job than a woman who has no interest outside her home truer words were never spoken any person needs diversion from the every dav toil of homemaking it broadens their outlook and thev leturn te then yvork with greater inte rest and enthusiasm one gieiup and one onl we wonde if it were a stag purtv said tint women whe ale active in commun ity woik ire neghettug their iiomi in iking job the third iiution- what are our v u w s on this st iti nie nt a w mil in should show hei inter s m publu iffiirs b mippoitmg her husb md in hi- publu utivities yes if hi toilsidels tin 111 woitln of hit tmu md intinst otlu s snd y but not to thi d iiiimt of in r honn ind f uiiiu it should be niltl il suppot t uii fourth epu stum whit m votii lws on the state mult wo- nu n ii e not suite d to polities linu stone foi um repents ilong w ith in nn othi rs yi s yy omen ire suited to polities but should- enter into them is the iquil of men ind not expect concessions em iccoun of their stx there should be wo men in the cabinet but not in the prime minister 6 office ml nemo forum claim women have proven themselve verv cap able politicians such s ellen fair clough of hinulon w htle lignv forum also claimed the statement to be false and mentioned first and fun most our queen elizabeth eth el ch ipman agnes mcphail sybil benin tt chirlotte whitton and m inv others bannockburn alone suited wo men are not suited to politics bu bv taking local leadership courses office experience pt rsevernnce prepares them for provincial and national offices a canadian department y em sales breakdown shows that 11 cents goes for wages next biggt i item is 14 cents for taxes cc the building of my herd many a farmer knows that initiative hard work and the financial support of the bank can all play their part in developing a successful farming operation one such man a rancher in the west recently wrote to his bank manager wish to express my appreciation of the sbay your bank has treated me through the years the encouragement you have given me in the building of my herd i feel the success we have achieved could hardly have been obtained without your intelligent support the farmer uses bank credit in many ways to develop his land buy livestock and equipment market crops aiding canadas food producers is an important part of the broad service the chartered banks perform for all canadians thli ndvertiftment bated oa an actual letter it presented here by the banks serving your community pedestrians look lef t j look right cross itt ontario department of highways geo h doucett minister

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